MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cambodia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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